Diplomats shift into high gear to try to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran
European diplomats are working to revive nuclear negotiations with Iran to find a peaceful end to a war that President Trump has said the U.S. could join to support Israel against Iran.
With new federal funding, scientists rebuild the field of gun violence research
Efforts to understand gun violence have received almost no funding in recent decades, a reality that's due to a specific amendment backed by the National Rifle Association.
OB-GYN residents want to quit in Indiana after state's abortion law, harassment
Medical residents in Indiana are rethinking their decision to practice medicine in the state after an almost total ban on abortion and harassment of an obstetrician.
A reservation in South Dakota bans outside missionaries
The Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota has banned outside missionaries in response to one evangelist's pamphlet denigrating traditional faith practices.
Here's what the FBI Agents Association says about recent threats to federal agents
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brian O'Hare, the president of the FBI Agents Association, about recent threats against agents and calls to defund the FBI.
After a year of Taliban rule, many Afghans are struggling to survive
On Monday, the Taliban marked the first anniversary since they retook power in Afghanistan. Taliban security forces celebrated in Kabul. But many Afghans stayed home — and are struggling to survive.
Encore: Virtual reality brings Indian and Pakistani residents back home
With virtual reality headsets, elderly survivors of the partition between India and Pakistan are getting 360-degree views of their long-lost homes — on opposite sides of the international border.
The Chautauqua Institution's role after the Salman Rushdie attack
Following Salman Rushdie's stabbing at an event in western New York, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with the Chautauqua Institution's Emily Morris about the organization's role going forward.
Why a writer doesn't want a quiet Brooklyn
Author Xochitl Gonzalez examines the role of race and class in society's preference for quiet in her essay in The Atlantic, "Why Do Rich People Love Quiet?" She discusses it with NPR's Michel Martin.
Remembering the day the Taliban took control of Afghanistan
One year later, the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has changed life for ordinary Afghans.
Album review of Black Thought and Danger Mouse's 'Cheat Codes'
Music writer Jack Hamilton reviews the new collaboration album from Black Thought and Danger Mouse, Cheat Codes.
Saturn reaches opposition — how to view the planet at its best
On Sunday night, Saturn will be closer to Earth than at any other point during the year. The American Museum of Natural History's Jackie Faherty explains how people can view this phenomenon.